well, you know, just because you've got 1 perfect driver already doesn't mean that you cannot strive for perfection from another... any how, does any one here know that the launch is like compared to say the R9.

i heard that it launches lower than the R9 and thus, i should get a slightly higher launch angle?

Bro WMF, i'm not changing my driver, i'm try to find a spare driver... you know in case i play courses that doesn't allow for the krank driver to flex its muscles...

Yarra - FT Tour TA or retail? I'm just put off by the absence of a hosel. Either way, I've suspended myself from buying more kit from now till end of the year unless I can find a way to sell some of my existing pieces - last purchases so far include a Srixon Bite staff bag that's with eiji at the moment, a Suunto G6 Pro golf watch, and a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 TeI3 in raw finish.

on a more serious note, for those of you that use this particular driver, what loft do you use? and perhaps if you have another driver, i could do a comparison?

for example, bro Yarra, perhaps you use the FT Tour in 9.5 and R9 in 8.5?

YarraSuper Active Golfer

Posts : 1043Join date : 2010-03-01

Subject: Re: Callaway FT Tour driver Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:46 pm

shamusan wrote:

well, you know, just because you've got 1 perfect driver already doesn't mean that you cannot strive for perfection from another... any how, does any one here know that the launch is like compared to say the R9.

i heard that it launches lower than the R9 and thus, i should get a slightly higher launch angle?

Bro WMF, i'm not changing my driver, i'm try to find a spare driver... you know in case i play courses that doesn't allow for the krank driver to flex its muscles...

bro S70B, i'm not a ho... ho's get paid.... sadly i'm just a slut...

It does launch lower than an R9, considering you put the same shaft.

ghoonk wrote:

Yarra / S70B - you guys like the FT Tour? hmm.

Yarra - FT Tour TA or retail? I'm just put off by the absence of a hosel. Either way, I've suspended myself from buying more kit from now till end of the year unless I can find a way to sell some of my existing pieces - last purchases so far include a Srixon Bite staff bag that's with eiji at the moment, a Suunto G6 Pro golf watch, and a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 TeI3 in raw finish.

The Ft-Tour and FT-9TA is essentially the same head. They both have hosel. Some think that the FT-Tour launches slightly higher than the FT-9TA but I do not think it makes any noticeable difference. I hit both FT9-TA (which is tour only) and FT-Tour (tour issue) and I do not think they are different in anyway apart from cosmetic. Retail FT-Tour, it does launch slightly higher than the tour issue version, but it is expected... right?

on a more serious note, for those of you that use this particular driver, what loft do you use? and perhaps if you have another driver, i could do a comparison?

for example, bro Yarra, perhaps you use the FT Tour in 9.5 and R9 in 8.5?

I have an 8.5* FT-9TA with TP6HD and an 8.5* Superquad 282 with a prototype TPHD blue version (a protoype of TP7HD) and they launch about the same. I hit a Supertri 8.5* (retail head with weights up front to help lower trajectory) with Kajiki 70S and it launches higher.

i no interest to argue with u here. the war at the other thread more exciting.

S70BCourse Marshal

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Subject: Re: Callaway FT Tour driver Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:53 pm

@ ghoonk - The FT Tour has a hosel. Mine's retail and it still sits 1.5* open (according to Callaway club fitter).

Launch wise, I'm getting good results. I hit the occasional pull hook off the toe for my bad shots but it will still get out there decently. Sweetspot's even bigger than my 905R n 909D3.

Best thing about the driver? Even for a composite head, there's no more plasticky impact sound like the FT5 or those older Cobra drivers. Very solid thump at impact.

I can't comment on launch trajectory as my R9 w 9.5*, D3 w 10.5* and now FT Tour w 9.5* were all fitted to me with different shafts. I know I get tons of roll with it but that's probably due to the course conditions in California.

Not hard to see why the Tour issued FT-9TA are all ard the USD$600-700 region here.